Life comes as it comes. We do not know what events will arise and impact us. Struggling to stay in charge of what is occurring is exhausting, whilst letting events determine our situation is unwise. The Buddhist Middle Way indicates that we can rest in open awareness while avoiding the extremes of over-involvement and under-involvement. The Dzogchen teachings of relaxing […]
» Read moreNon-duality is simple James Low The aim of this dzogchen retreat is to let go of our habitual involvement in the myriad forms of duality. In order to let go we need to sever the links between our erroneous sense of being a separate subject, our erroneous sense of there being separate real objects, and our erroneous grasping at occurrences […]
» Read moreA recording of Kompas (Pedro Compasso) chanting the Padmasambhava Practice (Short Rigdzin/Small Rigdzin ) was made in May 2025 in Poland in the hope that it may support your practice. Select the Menu “Sangyha Activities” and scroll down, below the Daily Practice Calendar until you see “Padmasambhava Practice Group”. You can listen to it here. In separate parts In one […]
» Read moreTantra and dzogchen James Low. 14-18 May 2025. Ciamma Ling Centre, Wilga, Poland. The delusion that we exist as definable entities is the basis of all limited and limiting experience. Through dissolving our contrived identity into that of Padmasambhava we become free to act in whatever ways will help sentient beings. The view of dzogchen deeps our understanding of how […]
» Read moreThe retreat was at the end of April when the buds start to open on the tree and bushes. Winter has allowed a die-back in nature so that the sap can return to the roots. Being released from the task of growing has brought a replenishing of the core energy of each plant so that a whole new wave of […]
» Read moreWisdom and compassion Teachings by James Low 7-8 March, 2025 Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, England Wisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like […]
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